Vitamin D supplementation.
Pract Neurol
; 18(1): 35-42, 2018 Feb.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28947637
ABSTRACT
Vitamin D testing and supplementation is of great interest to neurologists and their patients. Recommended nutritional intakes of vitamin D in the UK remain focused on bone health, despite increasing evidence for a role outside this area. Here we discuss how neurologists might approach vitamin D testing and supplementation, focusing on two conditions associated with vitamin D deficiency that have an increased risk of downstream complications resulting from these multiple sclerosis and epilepsy. We set out a rationale for testing serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and discuss our personal practice in terms of supplementation, with evidence where available.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vitamina D
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Deficiência de Vitamina D
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Suplementos Nutricionais
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Esclerose Múltipla
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pract Neurol
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido